Lakeforest At St Lucie West Homes for Sale

Lakeforest At St Lucie West is a gated, waterfront community in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County, Florida. Active listings are priced from $324,900 to $439,000. Homes were built between 2002 and 2003. Pure Equity lists homes in Lakeforest At St Lucie West and represents buyers. Commission is negotiable, and what we are paid is agreed with you in writing before you commit to anything.

Pure Equity Realty covers Lakeforest At St Lucie West and the Port St. Lucie area. We list for 1%, which includes photography, MLS syndication, and negotiation support. Buyers pay nothing for representation. For current market data, see Florida Realtors' market statistics.

Our MLS feed shows 8 Lakeforest At St Lucie West Port St. Lucie homes for sale as of October 2026. The median asking price is $382,000. Asking prices run from $290,000 to $435,000.

That is 10% below the Port St. Lucie median of $426,000. On a per-foot basis, homes here ask about $202 per square foot, compared with $228 across Port St. Lucie. So the median price buys roughly 1,900 square feet of living area.

Listings here have averaged 164 days on the market. That is slower than the Port St. Lucie average of 104 days. Because of that, buyers often have more room to negotiate on price, repairs or closing costs.

Homes listed in Lakeforest At St Lucie West date from 2002 to 2003. That puts them between 23 and 24 years old.

Every one of these homes went up after Florida adopted its statewide building code in 2002. In practice, that usually means impact-rated openings and stronger roof attachment. A wind mitigation inspection documents those features, and Florida insurers must offer premium discounts for them.

Lakeforest At St Lucie West is a gated community. Therefore, expect to register visitors and contractors with the gate before each visit.

Lakeforest At St Lucie West includes waterfront homes. Waterfront lots in South Florida often sit in FEMA special flood hazard areas, where lenders require flood insurance. Before you commit, look up the address on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center and ask the seller for an elevation certificate.

Rentals in Lakeforest At St Lucie West have a median asking rent of $3,995 per month, across 1 active rental listing. For comparison, the Port St. Lucie median is $2,670, so rents here run 50% higher.

You can browse current Port St. Lucie rentals or ask us for a rent estimate on a specific Lakeforest At St Lucie West home.

Here is what the median Lakeforest At St Lucie West price means in Florida closing terms. At $382,000, a 20% down payment comes to about $76,000, leaving a loan near $306,000.

Florida then taxes that loan twice. First, documentary stamp tax on the note runs 35 cents per $100, or about $1,070. Next, the intangible tax of 0.2% adds about $612. Buyers normally pay both at closing.

On the seller side, Florida deed stamps cost 70 cents per $100 of price. At the Lakeforest At St Lucie West median, that is about $2,676.

Finally, owner-occupants should file for the Florida homestead exemption by March 1. It removes up to $50,000 of assessed value. After that, Save Our Homes caps yearly assessment increases at 3% or inflation, whichever is lower. To see what these numbers mean for your budget, get pre-approved before you tour.

Recent Lakeforest At St Lucie West listings show assignments to Windmill Point (elementary), Manatee Academy K-8 (middle) and St. Lucie West Centennial (high). However, boundaries can change each year, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with St. Lucie Public Schools.